Cover operating device for electric roasters



sew. 7, 1943 H. J. MOON Em 2,328,83

COVER OPERATING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ROASTERS Filed Sept. 12; 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet l Emm 5. fidrdm r Hprbpr? J. N007? n 7,194? O H. J. M ooN ET AL 2,328,833

COVER OPERATING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC EOAS TERS Filed Sept. 12, 1940 -4 Sheets-Sheet 2 -g-lvh. in f +44 50 e gawk/vim p 1943; H. J. MOON ET AL, 2,323,833

COVER OPERATING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ROASTERS fiprbprf J. H0027 5mm? 5. fiimm z" Sept. H. J. MOON ETAL I 2,328,833

COVER OPERATING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ROASTERS Filed Sept. 12, 1940 4 Sheebs-Sheet 4 l "Pa ten ted sept, 7, 1943 v v .1; 25 m a l i D ICE Fox ELE C Q SA. '3 Hei'bei't 11.1m 1 Louis, m akEmmet G. f- Gardner,Mi lwaukela Wis; assignoi-sl to Nation- 'w i aLEnamelingzia Stamping'Company, Milwau- I q kee,{Wis.;a corporation of New Jersey 5112,1946,s ri m issuzz eolaims, gq gzo ssyq l v v f'ljhisjinvention ielatesto cooking applia s r rin t of the hereinolisclosed invention may be or tofeleotrio masters as they are more commonly mlad asdomewithinthe scope of the claims. 1 known,jand refers particularly tom'echanisnifqlf V The aecompanymgurawmgs illustrate several a complete examples 'o'fqthe physioaI ,ernbotliment opening and'closi'ng thecoyer thereof," r I An electric roaster; asis well know of the invention constructed inaocordanbefwith Applio'ation se 1;

t of a hj eavik injsulatirl'iuoeptaolehatingeleoti'itil thebest modes so farflevis'ed forlthe p factical a r :hi eatinIeljements in thewalls thereof, aridhaii' "g application of the piirioiples' thereof and in faiemovable c'over closing its o'pentoiil f which? i' I 1 l l a l Qrigina lly, thecoyer consisted ofjan ordin 1 Figure 1 is a persneoti veviewof ari't electrio lidwith a handleQbut as the developmentljof el roaster embodying this-inventionf" 1 l A trio roastez s progressi lthe'ooyeriwas' hinged @FigugeZ is an end View thereof} V L l the Yr'fear Wall of the freoeptaole' andfaflhanclle Eigure; Zf is an enlarged d tail view showing wa attached to its 'front poi tiontoiaoilitate lift the cover operating mechanism-in rear elevation,

1 in i it o n: 3 s afr a geine t subjeQ WiL h e t h st -uq eg i e b eken away n i nanqxansarmdr thej hous mi t ithei'stea se i n; a t r esoapingfiom the interioi of th-receptacle the ,Figure adetail seotionallview through Fi f -1 instant the cover was slightly lifted, anq ithj-this, lu e} on t e pl n h i fi tbutshowine :objeotion in mind, the piesen't inyention, has s nthe- .receptacle and cover of the roaster ineleva-j itsfprimary object toprovide nfians fonggraisin cin' t i. ndl werine ie-hingedlcoven spun; be 7 j we? is l e e vet wts heath the open ton.ofthe;reoebtaole;, ;anda F1 whi ,wn ut h d a hab e C v 1 1 1 sense remote fromttheooyer so a obyia e Figure .6 is a Vi w r. o Figure bl t objeotiforlable necessitylofsubjeqtlng the house h stth r a n t r o i ns-when w wifeto'theinoom eniencofdifectlmfliftin "thel 1- he-cqve lislope 1 g: 1:;

e e -lF ure'li a v wrr mi e t i eesh wina a slightlyll modif ed embodiment of the me tion,,; i

idnto'provide oover iaisingt and low a I 1 o l t whichinc'ludes an-actuator pass inggthzo F 3 1 Y QWL H l Q l I Wi lower poi tion of the reoeptaole;fxyqmirontiblean h pa th P s t o he u isand Whichis operatively oonneotegi to .theumverfi 12 .1 2 1: t. l I mF e 915.45., d a l q elrviewa h p l removed for cleaning itissecurelyfihld againstl s 1 i s1m1ar 9 fi e x i accidental detachment; when inuse. wm the nerfi isin e tos io s i h the 1 Another object of this invention is tolprovide eve yo en d l l.

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' a; cover counterbalancing spring and to utilize 7? l secti 1 f: th spring through slight over-travelof the.actu-f 1 f ithe Plane 9 h lt A l '5 m l ator to lholdithe cover a ammo enin x e t". l k "l-.1 a.1 g p t Referring now particularly to theacoompany;

l by means of its actuator; l r

In this connection, it isa further objeot'ofthe P re m e E whlgh 11138 lnumerals'mdlqate present inventionjto so construct the-ooveropem- 11kg lgaritslthe' Puerperal desllgnatgs tpeeregep he ing and closing mechanism thatthe parts there q fi a cclQmpg appha'me or eleqzmmrpaster of themselves-constitute thestop for the 1cover hw i 57 es emsyihes en PeH-P MQeQ 1 closing motion of the actuator. mp3 closedfby Y The-walls qt With the above and other objects in view which" ce-ptacle are many tmsulatgdi and 99mm l 'tIlC heating elements (not-shown)..

wi appear e desmiption tp l d l l t "Q The cover 6 is shapedto fit into thes 7 Yemion resides in e s io r omfi, edg e o f the open topTof the receptaole'when bi e o n a a ement orpartss b ia y: clds'ed and islhmgemy mounted ffoxnits rafil ashereinafter described, and more particulaijly w 1 i j L1 1 j 1 *ciefined by the appended gla msrit being und f The hingedmountin'g of the cover cor nprissfal stood that such ohanges in the'precise lambodibracket 8 fixed. to the exterior of the rear wall? v which project slightly a-sub'stantially -'channel 'shaped' crossfs'eotr throughout the major portion of its'length sq as to embrace and cover acounterbalancingispring' 26; The upper endfof thespring is hookedqnto having outwardly extending side flanges 9 v above the top of the receptacle. v g Mounted between the side flanges 9 is a cover support It] in the form of a sheet metal stamping having a substantially fiat medial wall II and flanges l2 at its opposite ends.

The length of the cover support "It issuch that its end flanges l2 just fit between the side flanges 9 to which they are hingedly secured by pins or rivets I3.

Projecting inwardly from the front edges; goiff-f the end flangesv I2 are tongues l4 which cooper ate with the adjacent portions of the-medial wall 7 e15 projection l5 extending from the, rear-portion. of the cover.

II to form guideways for ,thereception f 'a The projection I5 is part of a sheetrnetal.

lip l6 secured to the cover. p oper i a sub a ia l fl t etap r xi ate y xttns i'e i a a wi h e a l 1 f the cover "su po ith en fl n es i ex l fro' ifite op i e 's- 1 I a ang es I are tapered and engage in eways' formed by; the tongues :14 and ind H v the medial w n substantially with afiwedg elike 'actionfthus readilydetachably co'nnec th lcqv rt t e su r 0- {To prevent accidental detachment of the cc javer,

the outer edge 'ofdtsjprojection is'turnedpubwardly as at l8to snaprinto a groove IQTornicd by Plss'ing afbead; into the medial wall l [of the coversupportas'theicover is placed imposition.

1 "Theraf edge of the hinged ebversupp rtjl a has a central notch 20 of substantialleng-th' and its portionsfatopposite sidesof the notch} are loop'ei'd about ahin'g'e pintlefZl which extends v aro ss thenotch 20, and as will be 'readily ap parent is spaced outwardly or rearwardly from; the axis of the cover hinge; Consequently, a' c wnwerd pun on'tlie hinge -pintle 2| lifts-the -TO-tthees-teht thus far described; an of-the several embodiments of Y the invention hereindisclosed -are--alike.' The-specific manner} in Whichth'e cover opening/and closing movement is imparted to the hinged cover support Varies e'x'rzept thatji'n each instance" a rotatable actuating 'shaft 22 extends thrbiiglf-the lowerpart of the receptacle from front to back, the front end-of which has-a; knob K secured thereto" and v H H coverclosing -motionto the limit of its travel} stamping, the remainder of which comprises a" defined by the engagement of the roller with the The projection endin 7 At one side, the lower portion of the link has an arm'3l projecting laterally therefrom. This arm is preferably an integral part of the link and has a slot 32 therein to receive the crank pin 25.

A roller 33 on the pin facilitates relative motion between-the crank pin and the edges of the slot.

The relationship of the parts is such that rotation of the shaft 22 in one direction pulls on the link 24 to swing the cover from its closed position shown in Figure 3 to an open position shown in Figure 6, this action being facilitated by the tension of the counterbalancing spring, as will be readilyapnarent. Opposite rotation of the crank shaft raises the link to close the cover and, as clearly shown in Figure 3, the crank pin travels a; slight distanceacross dead center during the endizofithe slot 32.

13y virtue of the crankpin crossing dead center this'ma inerthe.tension of the spr n is t ize t hold the cover closed again t opening x pt b ctua ion of. th kn b K, t' I The lower end of the l nkgas well as the rear tir s" 718 an fi, the c ank sha t ha a dis 38'.

fixed-to it rearendjwh h s eq i alent to; the rank '23; and ta h f o this disc i a li k 3 the upper end of which-is pivotally connected to, a i h n ed. t he p nt ba The counterbalancing spring ;in this as is: i -Y I closed within the housing 36' and consists of'a; conventionalcoil spring fl" having one end an- 'r choredto an adjustable support Hand its other end connected to ana'rched link the end of which is pivotally connected to'the crank disc 38.: Uponrotation of' the crankshaft *to iclose the cover'=}the linkjswingsacross the crank 'shaft to' its positi'on shown Figure 7-,-which"posi ti on is defined bytheeiig'agementof a lug 44 onthe for thepurpose ofholelingthe eover agains t-opening except byactuation of the crank shaft.

the rear, end' ofwhich 'has'a' crank indicated generally byf the numeral 23 fixed theretofand in each case'the' pin-of the "cranlefis connected: with the pintle zl s'o'that' rotation of ftheshalt transmits motion to thecoveri e I In that e'mb'odime'nt'ofthe invention how in Figures 1 to o, inclusive, a link 24' connects the pintle 2|" with the crank pin 25; The upperfehd about the'pintle, z a v The' link is stamped from sheet metal an a: crossbar 21 on the link and its lower, en dis mhq e to a a ius e p q t28 lam na e-3h. a

of .thelink ispivotallysecured to the pine 2k in a manner constraining it to pivotal motion mi ar: t the v. 5

Opening} rr'iovement at-"the mechanism in this case is ilimited by a stop' lu'g- 46 extending from the crank disc and engaging the 'side edge ofthe p "link-:39 as clearlyshowninFigure 8: a

Imthat form ofgthe inventionshown in Figures meta 12, inolusive; -the covel opening and closing motion ofi the 'crankshaft isitransmitiedto the ooventhnoug-h a.- rod e631 slidablymeunteden theliback wallofnthe receptacle. Two spaced bearingslformedtby-holesinrearwardly extending moi actions Y 48 formed. by the rends ofa U-shaped .strap riveted to the reanwalhof therooeptaele;

slidablymount theerod. Thesebearings are e p n ly ali neclzon. a Vertical-axis to constrainthe rodolon itudinaltxertical .eridwise, motion. 5

a: .he 1 129 1 .Of; thehrodeisz connected-by means of a link 49 totlleepintle 2i and therlo-wei nd; thereof has; a. laterally,projectin arm 5Q m ii e'1'.,el n .ated s ot 51 in q in filbreceiteo there n Qi j ih iilglia'nlij-i fifilr u and; nerie ted to; brine:

uniert 'ete ghnrisg i. thi ase e153 a: slightly below the center of the crankf g, a wastes m res ie rspiies l eh a tth edand:

48 and a etween thenpper b 'aring- A ian' ut 51 5-:

o fi i vb t. l l ab e nt e r qt e m b As the embodiments herein f beyond dead center; to a posit1o engagement of thepin with -thea-endiof the? 1a! 7 a b erg d senbeai the cover closing motionparriesthe pin;

it stand; as in the other embodiments, the lower, portion oi the springrodtogether with the crank;

andr its connection to the rod arelenfclosed within,

ceptac'le;

Efrem the;foregoingjdestiipt int-t readily apparenhthat this invention provides closing the cover of an electr it ornpletely obviates the; sfi ti ei t omT ear n $1 1 A hands or armsof the housewife. H7 H What we claimas ourinvention is: 1; I nva cooking appliancekhavin'gan t a bracket: secura blej. w the rear wa ael a ub t i l -P ha stampin ne ing side .flanges conriected by an intervening ;convenient, practical manner of opening and;

seeped-rece tacle provided-with aw e t ret f the??? nection with the accompanying drawings, it will in "en e r 'rwe dly t din Y ar f the hinged cover support and constrained dhi i' m io i resp to he 'ver o t f and about an axis parallel with the hing e axis of ak ov Sama a aiql ke nd r e ow wa dly thatjwith the .cover clos ed t'he pin of the crank ni ans is aboye the axis of the; rotatable shaftso 1 thatsuchlrotation of the shaitirnparts a "pull on the flink to open thejcoyeri-and cottenconnterg alan i pr stw et with dawve a mating-means; 1 a

4. In a cooking appliance hatingtanl pent-j I topped receptacle provided with-a cover therefor:

- web; a hinged connection between the sidefianges V I of the stamping and saidebracke t :i erm a the pi t tipn'; being of a length the flanges onthe cover stamping; being shaped to engage between,the projections the side flangeslof thehinged stamping and roi eti s extendiing ihwardlylf frjoml th e side fianges; 1a '1 stamping securable to; the cover; and hayinga" Pin 1 d ng; the e rem w th fla es: ends thereof, said IPlfOjGQ-a to fitwbetweenpthe side flanges of the hingedly mountedfstaniping, and

j alol ygcannectedwith said hinged; tampinggariq *cgyerf actuating nieansfcon'nected with said hingedfstampingon an axis spacedifromthe axisg n of itshinged connection;tolthehracket-iorraising and lowering thecfover of thegreceptacle fro m aj 1 point remote from the hinge axis of the cover.

topped receptacle providedwith a cover therefor:

support comprising a medial wall havingyside flanges projecting therefrom; means hingedly jections'on the side flanges of the Cover support with to form guideways; a projection securable l to the cover received in s'aid guideways with a overlying its medial wall and cooperating there-x a bracket-securable to thejbackwall ofthe receptacle and having spaced side flanges; a cover connecting the sideflanges of said cover support a to the side flanges of the bracket; instruck pro:

wedge-like action so that the cover is readily del l r mote fromthehingeaxis of the cover.

k3, In a cooking appliance including an opentopped receptacle having acoverzthereforz a leofextending forwardly of its hinge axis toward tachably connected to said cover support; a coun- I \terbalancing spring acting on the cover support; tof counterbalance the weighted the coirer;}:and

cover actuating means connected withsaid coverw I support on an axis spaced from the axis "of its hinged connection to the bracket forraising and f lowering the cover of the receptaolefrom a point t the cover and its other arm extending rearward-T 1y of the hinge axisaway' from theeover; fmeans connectingthe forwardly projecting arm of the cover support with the cover, so :that, oscillat tion of the cover support directly trans mits open-n yer-like cover support hingedly mountedqonithe qfreanwall of the receptacle with one arm'there nieans hingedliy connecting the {cover to the rear of theireoeptacleiallink hingedly connected to' said] cover liinging rn eans and constrained by its; connection thereto to pivotalimotion about an axis spacedfherizontally from but parallel :to the hinge. axis of the coverpsaidiink extending substantially vertically across the rear Wall of the;

srece'ptacle sothat a push and pullon the link' efs fects opening and closing of the} cover; .;ant a'e-; tuating] shaft in o unted in the lsw er portion of theli'eceptaole and extending from front to back; a crank onthe rearfend of the shaft; an armextended laterallyifrom said linkand lotted to 118 ceivefthepin of vthe crank; 5 that rotation o thefshaft to swing thecrank upwardly or downer weirdly; transmits cover'opening and closingrno 'tipn tdflthe link, engagement of the crank; pin,

with onindiof the slot limiting rotation o fthe I actuating sha'ft inla direction to close the cover;

and a spring actingon said linkin a direction, tending to open 'thecov'r' andi'holding the crank pin against saidfend of tl1e'.slot,;saji dfnd of the slot heingfso lqcated that the s h l -L? 5. a cooking appliance including an open topped receptacle havingarear wall and a cover for the receptacle! means hingedlymounting the cover from the rear wallgalink connected with the cover and operable'to swin the cover-bea tween closed and open positions; a rod pivotally connected to said linkfs'paced bearingsior the rod carried by therear wall of the receptacle and guiding the rod for longitudinal motion; an abutment onsaid rod spa'ced from one of said I "bearings; a spring confined between said abutmentandsaid bearing to yieldingly urge the rod win a-cover closing'direction; an actuating shaft Jextending through the lower portion of the receptaclefromfront to hack; a crank ont-he rear end of theshaft;}and an arm extending later it ally from said spring rod andhaVing-a slot in} which the pin ofthe crank is received so that actuation of the crank by rotation of the shaft 1 l transmits longitudinal axial movement to the topped receptacle havingarear wall and a cover for "the. receptacle means hingedly 'mountingfi the cover from therearwall; a link connected 1 withthe cover and operable to lswing the cover hetween closed andtopen positions; a rod piv-' qtally connected tosaid link: spaced bearings t M 1 k p iame een? 1-.de es's P me 1 6. In a cooking appliance including an open I tac'le' guiding the-- rod "fbr wlorigitiidi for'thema carried twee-rear 1 or the races-5 motion; "an abutment: onsai'tl' 'r'o'd spaced; from? oneof said-bearings; aspzfihg con-fined betweensaicl' abutment' and s'aidi bearing to yieltiihgiiv" urge the rod ina cover closing directioni an ac tea-ting shaft extending through the lower 11 361 tion-of the r'ecep'tacle from-fronrtobaek? acrank} on the-rear end of the-shaft; ann anari'n ex f tending laterally from said spring rodan'd" haV-i-i ing'a slot in which" the pin ofth'e' crank is re ceived so'that actnationoftheycrank by rota' tion "of' the shaft transmits longitudin'al jaxial movement-to the red; oneend of the slot engag ing the erank'pintoHmit thecover closi-ng r'ri'otion of the actuating shaft and being-so mates-Mn respect to the'throwof the'crank'that' the crank pin moves--s1ight1y across" dead center irr-appreaching said position to'th'ereby oppose open ing of the'cover by the application offo-roe di= rectly thereon. 'lilnfa' cooking appliance'including arr-open topped 'receptacle'having a: cover thereforrrfieans 'hingedly mounting the cover along one edge of the receptacle; a part connectedwith the cover and extending substantially horizontally beyond the-axis of the cover hinge: a; rotatable actuating" shaft passing through the lower portion of the receptacle from front to back;-;a' cover connter balancing spring anchored at one end to the ad? jaent receptacle Wall; a link-pivotaliy connected tothe coverprojectiorr at-a point spacewhorie zontally from the hinge" axis and extending suErsta-ntially verticallytowards the rear end of the; actuating shaft; a crank on therear'endpfthe sliaftfhaving its pin cbhnect'edtothelihk so that opening and closing of the cover may be efiected by'rotation of said actuating shaft; means on saidlink to which the opposite end of the cover" counterbalancing spring is connected, and: said" linkbeing substantially channel shaped in cross" section and substantially embracing the "counter"- balancing spring tocover' the same. 7 v 7 c ,i V .8. In a cookingappliance including an open topped receptacle" having; frontanci rear, Walls; and a cover for'th'e receptacle: means hing'fet'lly ti'onsextending ftom the rear wall havingaxially sl-idable s' iaivzl bearings and constrained thereby 5?- to-Iongi'tudinal axialmotion; an abutment ontherodb'e'twe'err said bearings; acompression spring encircling: the rod between theabutment the-upper'one of said-bearings: a link con:

nesting thenpper end of the-rod" with the overf$ outwardly of-the axis or the cover hinge so that downward spring prope1-1edmotionof thej rod transmits opening force to the cover; a'n'iactu ati-ng shaft extending through the lower portion of'the receptacle firom thefront wall to the rear Wall; means-securedtothe front end of the sh aft ferirnpa-rtin'g rotation 1m the-shaft; crank fixed to the rearenel of the shaft: and an arm I fixed to the-Tower enriof thefrod and having? a slot receiving the pinpf the'crank so that rota i gigition of the shaft' trjans niits'endwise'motion' to rear-edge or the cover; rneansifor cletacha'b'ly-se curing-the cover support to thecover including a"- part-connectible with the cover and having por tions fittihglflsaid guideways'with a wedge-like action upon motion of said part relatively to the cover support inonedi recti'on, relative motion" therebetween in" the opposite direction. effecting separationof said part from the" cover" support; "and means piv'otall'y connected with the; cover'j 49 support on an axis spaced from its hinge f'or-imparting oscillatory movement to the cover' supf 7 port about its hin'ge axis to effect raising and lowering of' the cover; I

' v HERBERTJ. MOON.

EMMET G; GARDNER.

mounting the cover fromthe rear waiiiprojeo aligned holesprovi'clingspaced hearings; arod 

